Whether former President Donald Trump has the Midas touch when it comes to endorsing candidates in elections has been a subject of fascination since he first entered office. And it hasbeen arguedthat the media's fixation on Trump's endorsements has been excessive. But we've come a long way ...
Still, more of these bets paid off than didn’t, and notably, Trump used these endorsements to reshape the party in his image. In total, six of the incumbents he targeted for defeat supported the effort to impeach him for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the Capit...
a state legislator running with the endorsement of former Ohio Sen. Rob Portman; Frank LaRose, the current Ohio Secretary of State running on a campaign of conservatism and electability; and Bernie Moreno, a businessman with endorsements from Trump,...
Beyoncé and Swift’s endorsements may have come first, and spoke to key constituencies Harris must win. This, though, was on a different plane. The Puerto Rico imbroglio — and Bad Bunny’s wading into it with days left in the contest — widened the celebrity field to a more diverse c...
The real Bezos defended the decision Monday in an essay published in the Post, saying presidential endorsements undermine the diminishing credibility of the news media. Lead Art: The Washington Post Building at One Franklin Square Building on June 5, 2024, in Washington, D...
The former president has endorsed https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-revenge-endorsements-drive-republican-congressman-race-2021-09-09 primary challengers to four House Republicans and a Senate Republican, Lisa Murkowski, who supported his second impeachment. In Septem...
The union historically has held out on presidential endorsements until both parties’ conventions have concluded. O’Brien told POLITICO he’s asked to speak at the Democratic National Convention next month in Chicago. But the response so far, O’Brien said, has been “crickets.” “Politically,...
While UAW leaders, both national and local, pressed Biden and Harris for more aggressive action on the union’s behalf throughout the past several years of negotiations, their role in the eventual results drove emphatic national endorsements. And the results are real, bolstering UAW President Sh...
She described Vance as “one of the most far-right extremists in Washington,” pointing to previous endorsements and his friendship with firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia. Biden’s campaign also invoked Vance’s previous criticism of Trump in a fundraising appeal ...
Friday morning, she touted the endorsements of Barack and Michelle Obama. Trump has responded to Harris’ apparent momentum with a series of personal attacks. At recent campaign stops, he has referred to her as “evil,” mocked her laugh and the pronunciation of her name, and said that “...